Aguirre : the re-creation of a sixteenth-century journey across South America
Minta, Stephen
Aguirre : the re-creation of a sixteenth-century journey across South America / Stephen Minta - 1st American ed. - New York : H. Holt , 1994. - 244 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-234) and index.
Minta traveled through Peru, down the Amazon, and on to Venezuela in 1987, retracing Lope de Aguirre's journey in the 1500s. Aguirre was a poor Basque in his forties who joined a large expedition in the 16th century in Peru, searching for El Dorado. He mutinied and went on a killing spree while guiding the remaining members down the Amazon, eventually winding up in Venezuela. Minta's trip is a modern travelog, utilizing the chronicles of Aguirre's disastrous expedition. The author makes both Aguirre's expedition and his own memorable
9780805031034
93011679
Aguirre, Lope de , d. 1561
South America----Discovery and exploration----Spanish
South America----Description and travel
E125.A35 / M55 1994
LAS 980.01 MIN
Aguirre : the re-creation of a sixteenth-century journey across South America / Stephen Minta - 1st American ed. - New York : H. Holt , 1994. - 244 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-234) and index.
Minta traveled through Peru, down the Amazon, and on to Venezuela in 1987, retracing Lope de Aguirre's journey in the 1500s. Aguirre was a poor Basque in his forties who joined a large expedition in the 16th century in Peru, searching for El Dorado. He mutinied and went on a killing spree while guiding the remaining members down the Amazon, eventually winding up in Venezuela. Minta's trip is a modern travelog, utilizing the chronicles of Aguirre's disastrous expedition. The author makes both Aguirre's expedition and his own memorable
9780805031034
93011679
Aguirre, Lope de , d. 1561
South America----Discovery and exploration----Spanish
South America----Description and travel
E125.A35 / M55 1994
LAS 980.01 MIN
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